Bed attachment for bedpans



L. T. AUDI.

BED ATTACHMENT FOR BEDPANS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 22. I920.

Patented Dec. 28, 1920.

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611T: IIIZIL LUCIE THOMPSON AUDI, 0F MOI-IAWK, NEW YORK.

BED ATTACHMENT FOB BEDPANS.

Application filed June 22, 1920.

To cZZ whom it may concern .7

Be it known that I, Loom THoMrsoN 21ml, a citizen of the United States, residing Mohawk, in the county of Herkimer, to of New York, have inventor l a new and rul Bed Attachment for Bedpans; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The invention relates to bed attachments for supporting bed pans, and has for its object to provide a device of this character, particularly adapted for use in hospitals and so constructed'that it may be attached to the bed it'rame and pivoted inwardly for use or outwardly for removing the pan from the supporting attachment.

it further object is to provide a bed pan supporting attachment for beds, said sup porting attachment comprising a rectangular shaped pan supporting frame, which supporting frame is adapted to move in a horizontal plane into a position over the bed or in a position outside oi the bed, the rectangular frame being provided with a vertically disposed arm, which is pivotally mounted in clamping members adapted to engage the bed frame and support the attachnient.

With the above and other objects in view the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts as hereinafter set forth, shown in the urawings, described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention may be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view of the attachment showing the same applied to the side rail of a bed.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view or the bed pan supporting attachment and a portion of the bed rail.

Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view through the clamping member taken on line 3-3 of Fi 1. fieferring to the drawing numeral 1 des- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 28, 192d. Serial No. 390,820.

or bed preferably type and 2 one of the side The bed pan supporting device 3 comprise a rectangular shaped frame which frame is provided with cross bars 5, on cross bars a conventional form of bed pan o is adapted to be disposed as shown in big. 1. Rectangular frame 4 is preferably built up from tubular members however, it is to be understood that this structure may be varied if desired.

Extending upwardly from one corner of the rectangular shaped member 3 is a shaft 6, which shaft is rotatably mounted in vertically disposed bearings 7 or"- clamping members 8. The clamping members 8 are provided with semi-circular depressions 9, which depressions receive side rail 2 and are forced into clamping engagement with said side rail at diametrically opposite sides theme by means of screws 10, which pass gh members 8. The shaft 6 is threaded at 11, a d is provided on its upper end with a hand wheel l2, by means of which hand wheel threaded shaft 6 may be adjusted vertically so as to properly position the rectangular shaped bed pan supporting member 4. It will be seen that the bed pan is supported in horizontal position and that the same may be moved outwardly to the outside of the bed when not in use or inwardly to inside of the bed when desired for use. By adjusting the hand engaging wheel 12 it will be seen that the supporting frame may be adjusted to various horizontal planes so as to accommodate the attachment to various constructions of cots or beds.

From the above it will be seen that a bed pan supporting attachment is provided which is simple in construction and one which may be attached to any conventional form of hospital bed without changing the construction of the bed,

The invention having been set "forth what is claimed as new and useful is A bed pan supporting attachment for beds, said attachment comprising a rectangular shaped horizontally disposed frame adapted to receive an article, one corner of said frame being provided with an upwardly extending threaded shalt, said shaft ignates a portion of a cot or the hospital rails thereof.

being rotatably mounted in a bearing of a nanle to this speeifieation in the presence of clamping member carried by the bed frame, two subscribing wltnesses.

and a hand enga in Wheel threaded on the shaft whereby 13h: h drizontal plane in which [LUCIE THOMPSON U the rectangular shaped frame is disposed, Witnesses:

may be varied. EDYTHE PETERS,

In testimony whereof I heve signed my B-ADIE AUDI." 

